The Spectacles Thread. - Part 2

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Mykita's hinge is awful. Very poor durability. My hinge got loose and broke when optician tried to tighten it back. He warned me it might break, because it happened to other customers, and sure enough it did. IC Berlin is much better. I have both frames. Like you, i expected mykita to be as durable as ic berlin. Far from it. When you open/close the mykita frame arms, you can feel how rough the action is. Have to pay a lot for the replacement arms also, really lame.
wow... that sounds really bad.

mind sharing how long did you own mykita for, before it failed you?
 

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hi all, I'm a noob when it comes to all these glasses things, but I just got a pair of Zeiss Digital Lens 1.6 for 450, not sure if that is an okay price? Just to add, I have astig in both eyes.
Hi there, are the digital lenses smartlife? Or normal Zeiss digital lenses. Do you have any idea about it.
 

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Hi there, are the digital lenses smartlife? Or normal Zeiss digital lenses. Do you have any idea about it.
Hello, hmm I'm not sure actually. Didn't even know that there as a difference.

Possible to share what the expected price for each should be?

I will be getting my glasses next week so I think I will know the details then.
 

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Good morning!
It is a sync 3 pro,1.60index sensity grey with an add of +0.57.
Morning @GANGSTERKIA ,

sorry disturb again, my friend paid $520 for " sync 3 pro,1.60index sensity grey with an add of +0.57." is this a reasonable price?

Additionally, is UV protection a default coating for Hoya or is it something that needs to be specified to be added? asking cos the above don't not seem to indicate a UV protection coating.
 

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Is Zeiss anti fatigue add +1.25D the highest add for anti fatigue lense or is there other brand with even higher add?
 

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Hi there, are the digital lenses smartlife? Or normal Zeiss digital lenses. Do you have any idea about it.
I just my specs and I think it's the normal digital lens 1.6 with Duravision BlueProtect UV. My frame is from GoGH.

In total it cost me 800. 450 for lens and 350 for frame.

Not sure if the price is okay?

I just want to see if I need to find another optician shop to buy from.
 

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Looking to get a pair of progressive lens to fit my existing frame due to lao hua. Any recommendations if I am not looking to spend more than $200? TIA!
 

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Hi there,

I am looking to replace my glasses lens (currently using tokai lutina), with something else beccause the coating has wear off. Perhaps can help to reduce glare, eye strain, etc.
High computer user here.
 

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Hi there,

I am looking to replace my glasses lens (currently using tokai lutina), with something else beccause the coating has wear off. Perhaps can help to reduce glare, eye strain, etc.
High computer user here.
Hi! You could consider using antifatigue/digital lenses like
Hoya sync 3 w/full control
Crizal eyezen
Zeiss digital lenses
 

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Looking to get a pair of progressive lens to fit my existing frame due to lao hua. Any recommendations if I am not looking to spend more than $200? TIA!
Hey!
200 for progressive lenses… usually the quality/comfort that comes with such price is really hard to accept for many individuals. There are such lenses but… at your own risk.
 

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Hi GANGSTERKIA, thanks for the info. In that case, what will you recommend that is of reasonable quality and yet not too costly? Thanks!
 

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Is not wearing correct glasses the main cause of digital eye strain?
Are there other factors like improper or insufficient lightning.
Not using a high refresh rate/high resolution monitor the cause for eye strain? For example, when I changed to a higher refresh rate phone, my eye strain significantly reduced.
Or improper diet?
Can an optometrist address this issue from another angle?

"According to a trial published in February 2021 in the American Journal of Ophthalmology, blue light glasses worn during a two-hour computer task did not change eyestrain symptoms whatsoever. And another small study, published January 2019 in Optometry and Vision Science, found that even though a blue-blocking filter used on a computer screen blocked 99 percent of wavelengths between 400 and 500 nanometers, it didn’t alleviate digital eyestrain symptoms any more effectively than a neutral filter."
 

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Hi! You could consider using antifatigue/digital lenses like
Hoya sync 3 w/full control
Crizal eyezen
Zeiss digital lenses
I see, may I have a rough quote, LHS 375, RHS 650, astig 125.
Mainly for indoor usage, high level of computer tablet usage.
Also quite prone to headaches.
 
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